RUB

Had RUB today with Gelman. that is all

grrrr

I am starving! Should I hit up the happy hour at the Schnitzel Hause??? Das Boot of beer? Copious amounts of sausaged meats...mmmm.

I need a hero!

Tuna sandwich… *yawn*. But wait, Jimmy’s Famous Hero’s Tuna Sandwich!!! SCHWING! That’s right, there exists a tuna sandwich good enough to possibly make our list of places to eat at before you die, unbelievable? Well believe it, this is no ordinary sandwich, much less no ordinary tuna sandwich. I have said in the past what sort of suckers we are for a great or even good sandwich, this is no exception.

The bread is amazing; to the best of my knowledge Jimmy’s sources its carby sandwich-handles from four different local bakeries. The tuna in of its self is probably nothing special, but on the already awesome bread, the tuna salad shines, there is tomato, MUSTARD (yes, on a tuna sandwich), trivial lettuce and onion that somehow add something, mayo, oil, vinegar and… jalapeño peppers. This is one of what I am convinced, is the most critical components of this mythical hero (not to be confused with Mythological Hero’s such as Perseus or Homer).

From the minute you walk in, you know Jimmy’s is special. Sparse walls, metal folding chairs, a cloth map of Sicily graces the wall near counter.  The few chips, drinks, and tomato’s for sale only seem to be there out of formality. Jimmy’s is first and foremost a church of the sandwich. We love to take a short drive down to Sheepshead Bay (between Emmons Ave & S Shore Pky) to have this glorious neighborhood sandwich. Another friend of ours also frequents Jimmy’s, fellow food aficionado, TV personality, and globe trotter Dr. Andrew Klapper (oh yea, he is also a great Plastic Surgeon). If Jimmy’s makes it to our “Bucket List” we will have to get some of Dr Klapper’s thoughts for the write up.  

Super Hero's of New York

OY VEY! WHO RAN OVER MY BAGEL!!

In south Brooklyn, way down, what most New York City hipsters, and yuppies would most likely consider the apex of the universe, as a matter of fact even the location exudes the image of being on the outer limits of the outer borough s,  avenue X and east 1st, like a plot point on some sort of graph of what people really know about New York City... Wow that was a mouth full; let's start this again.

In south Brooklyn... There is the flagel, the Bake City Bagel Flagel. I am going to make some very blasphemous remarks right now so brace yourself, my favorite bagel in New York City, it’s not a bagel, it’s a flagel! It gets worse, the blasphemy continues, this epic bagel is not made by a man named "Moishe", that’s right, a goy, an Italian owns Bake City Bagels, Gasp!! As Alex says a goyish guy making Jewish bagels, keep in mind though that there are also Jewish bagel joints that make “goyish” bagels, so it can work both ways. 

I guess what I am getting at is that one of the best breakfasts known to man, has to be a toasted everything flagel with vegetable cream cheese from Bake City Bagels, and an espresso (from wherever you can get your hands on a good one!). Now Alex gets the same, except with a tomato, and for all of my love of things tomato, I feel it is unnecessary. This is my favorite bagel, Bake City Bagels flagel. Alex’s favorite bagel comes from Long Island, and it is a traditional, Moishesque (not goyish), bagel, but that is another story for another time. And if your not sure what a "flagel" is and you haven't figured it out by now, it's a flat-bagel.

Here you can see two great things, Bake City Bagels & A&S Pork Store, another great neighborhood spot. Try their "Guido Balls"

I would like to invite my cousin Natalie to be one of our foreign correspondence

Mo Pho! (yes I know its actually pronounced 'fuh' and not 'fo')

Help us out people, we LOVE Pho, BUT, and thats a big but, I don't think we have had the best Pho in New York, yes we have our regular neighborhood spot, and I do feel they do a good job, but we must know where the best is outside of Vietnam. Please help!

sammich...

Ok, we are suckers for a good sandwich, one of my favorite culinary scenes in a movie ever was Adam Sandler making his personal sandwich creation paired with a beer in Spanglish, that being said, right now, we can't get enough of Num Pang's hand held gastric happy pills. The Coconut Tiger Shrimp sandwich...epic, the Five-Spice Glazed Pork Belly sandwich with Asian pear...life changing. And one of my favorite things about Num Pang is their heavy discouragement of "modifying" their creations. The nerve! I mean seriously have you ever eaten with someone who says “I want that, just take all the things you intentionally put on there for the flavor experience off”. Places like Num Pang are not Subways idiots! Hats off to #Num Pang, keep up the good work.